Rōnin
His head will be on a pike before I let him end Tōshirō's life! That is mine for the taking.
Rødrick says he is called Hideo. Says he is a rōnin, a warrior who swears no fealty to any jarl. He vows to stand in battle beside us until he has his revenge on our common enemy, Tōshirō. Aye, he shall prove a valuable felagi, one who knows the lay of the land and the customs of his folk. I will use him. But his head will be on a pike before I let him end Tōshirō's life! That is mine for the taking.